Texas barge crash spills "environmentally toxic" oil into water The barge was carrying vacuum gas oil, which has been linked to skin cancer and lung issues and is considered "environmentally toxic." May 17, 2024 Barge hits bridge in Texas, damaging structure and causing oil spill ...
Says that Texaco and the U.S. Oil and Refining Company will pay penalties totalling $14.7 million for separate oil spills under the US Oil Pollution Act of 1990. The fines, of up to $1,000 a barr...
Petroleum meets almost half of our total energy needs, making it the largest direct source of energy in the United States. This large demand coupled with a limited domestic supply has required us to import nearly one-half of our oil at an annual cost of more than $30 billion. Demand has...
Oil spills will kill all the creatures in the area of the spill. The oil will be washed up on the shore and destroy the ecosystems along the shore, including birds. Everyone who cares about the environment should pay more attention to protecting the ocean, and all of us should do somethin...
(redirected from Oil Spills)Also found in: Thesaurus, Encyclopedia. oil´ spill` n. 1. A layer of oil floating on water or covering the shoreline of a body of water; - usually petroleum which has leaked from an oil tanker. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G....
Oil spills at sea pose risks to the entire ecosystem. Attempts to remove that oil tend to be messy, costly and often not very effective. But Yuchun He, a material scientist from China, has had a hunch. He and his team found a new way to sop up (吸走) that sticky pollution: cork ...
Dead fish wash up after US oil spill The California coast has seen oil spills before. One off the coast of Santa Barbara in 1969 led to major environmental changes. But campaigners say we are not learning the lessons. Image:More than 572,000 litres...
1. Which oil companies are famous in your country? 2. Have there been any large oil spills reported in the news recently? If yes, where? 3. How do you think most oil spills are caused? Target Vocabulary 目标词汇 Match each word with the best meaning. 1. affect a. necessary; required...
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